Orissa Parliament Elections

There are 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha. There are five constituencies; Mayurbhanj Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Nabarangpur and Koraput that are reserved for Schedule Tribe. There are three constituencies Bhadrak, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur that are reserved for Schedule castes.

Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) The latest stand-off between the Narendra Modi-led central government and West Bengals Mamata Banerjee government has again brought the two multi-crore ponzi scams - Saradha and Rose Valley - into the mainstream of the political discourse.
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New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval for Revised Cost of Estimate (RCE) for the construction of 13 new central universities, to facilitate completion of the project within 36 months.
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Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Sambhabana Mohanty has made her small screen debut with the new show "Rajaa Betaa". The Odia actress, who looks up to popular TV actress Divyanka Tripathi, says she didn't shift to Mumbai five months ago to try her hand at Bollywood as her focus has always been on doing TV shows.
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 14 (IANS) Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has advised Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to consult the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court for setting up permanent benches in western and southern parts of the state.
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 (IANS) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday requested the Central government to take an early decision on the establishment of permanent benches of the High Court in western and southern Odisha.
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New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) A known name in southern films, actress Shubra Aiyappa is now driving all her energies to enter Bollywood. She feels that acting is not the kindest career to opt for but the satisfaction it delivers is unmatched.
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New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Ace photographer Atul Kasbekar says the future of photography is linked with videos and it would be difficult for aspiring ones to be at the top by just shooting still photography.
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New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Facing flak for the misuse of its platform, WhatsApp on Monday launched its first-ever TV campaign in India as part of its efforts to address the challenge of misinformation and pernicious rumours.
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Bhubaneswar, Nov 17 (IANS) Eminent percussionist Banamali Maharana passed away at a private hospital on Saturday. He was 77. He was undergoing treatment at the hospital due to age-related ailments, said family sources.
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Bhubaneswar, Nov 14 (IANS) The Orissa High Court Bar Association on Wednesday called off its 78-day cease-work stir after three police personnel accused of assaulting a lawyer sought an unconditional apology before the High Court.
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Bhubaneswar, Oct 30 (IANS) Congress leader Krushna Chandra Sagaria on Tuesday said he would resign from the membership of the Odisha Assembly for failing to ensure justice to a gangrape victim.
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Gandhinagar, Oct 15 (IANS) As the countdown for the unveiling of the tallest statue in the world by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun, Gujarat Ministers have fanned out across the country with invites for Chief Ministers for the big show on October 31.
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New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday deployed 21 NDRF teams in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal and put Army, Navy and Coast Guard on standby in view of impending cyclonic storm Titli that is likely to cross coastal areas of the three states on October 11 morning.
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Cuttack, Sep 28 (IANS) The members of the Orissa High Court Bar Association on Friday decided to continue their cease-work protest over alleged police excesses till next Wednesday, even though the Supreme Court asked them to resume work.
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